Thursday, 16 February 2017

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017


                                      
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
NEC okays $250m for Sovereign Wealth Fund as Excess Crude Account hits $2.48b 
Court orders final forefeiture of N34 billion linked to Diezani Allison-Madueke 
VIDEO: Naira free fall: NEC demands urgent review of forex policy 
Enugu APC urges Ekwueme to weep for Nigerians not PDP 
40-year-old woman kills her newborn in Ogun


THE NATION
CBN: we don’t allocate forex directly to bank customers
N388.3b refund probe sets governors against Magu
‘We’re waiting for EFCC probe of Paris Club refund’
Diezani loses $153m to govt
Boko Haram attacks NAF’s chopper
NEC demands review of foreign exchange policy

THISDAY
At NEC, Governors Stop Short of Calling for Devaluation
Nigeria’s $1bn Eurobond Starts Trading on London Stock Exchange
Tale of Two Currencies: Egypt Sets Itself Apart from Nigeria
NNPC Reports N197bn Trading Loss for 2016
Boko Haram Insurgents Attack NAF Helicopter Conveying Medics 
NPC to Include Religion, Ethnicity in 2018 National Census
DMO: Nigerian Economy Too Strong to Ask for Debt Forgiveness
Presidency: No Special Reception Planned for Buhari’s Return

DAILY TRUST
Nigeria’s debt profile now N17.3tr – DMO
NEC approves fresh $250m for sovereign fund
State House justifies N95m for bullet-proof tyres
Diezani loses N34bn to FG
13 houses, 10 vehicles razed in Onitsha inferno
Nigeria’s debt profile now N17.3tr – DMO
NEC approves fresh $250m for sovereign fund
State House justifies N95m for bullet-proof tyres

GUARDIAN
NEC orders CBN to review exchange rate
Trump promises new immigration order next week
Infantino wants multiple World Cup hosts
Oil sector loses N200bn to production disruption
Nigerians weigh cost of Buhari’s medical vacation abroad
Ambode, others to attend The Guardian’s cyber security conference
Court orders permanent forfeiture of $153.3m linked to Diezani
Why FG withheld fiscal support allocation to Ekiti State, by minister
Police abort planned interview with Sahara Reporters’ publisher
New malaria vaccine provides 100% protection in clinical trial
Dogara canvasses utilisation of gas deposits for enhanced economy

BUSINESSDAY
Soaring building materials prices signpost crisis in housing sector
College of health introduces new program
3m epilepsy patients in Nigeria, others lack basic treatment – WHO
Nigeria loses billions of naira annually to undeveloped fishery sector
Publishing firm to publish 4 new books to mark Cross River’s 50th anniversary
Nigeria’s $1bn Eurobond starts trading on London Stock Exchange

VANGURD
Host community to oil firm: Give us 40% of contracts or forget new drilling project
Seizure of Ekiti fund: It’s an attempt by APC to undermine Fayose’s govt – PDP
Naira’s free fall: NEC seeks urgent review of foreign exchange policy 
MAKARFI VS SHERIFF: PDP chieftains converge on Port-Harcourt for make or mar 
No query from AGF on forex sale —CBN
Nigeria’s total debt profile $57.39bn – DMO boss
Ogoni clean-up: FG launches soil mgt centre, engages 1,200 women
Reps move to establish agencies to manage 187trn gas reserves
My actions against Jonathan not personal — GOV Tambuwal
RIVERS POLICE PROBE: Govt., APC on war path
Ozekhome faults process leading to freezing of account
Jos residents protest high electricity tariff, fake metres

PUNCH
Naira crashes to 516 as dollar scarcity widens
Judge orders permanent forfeiture of Diezani’s $153m to FG 
N522bn Paris Club refund: We’re ready for probe, govs tell EFCC 
FG to include religion, ethnicity in 2018 census 
Court jails illegal market operator five years
How can government tame rising inflation?
Forex scarcity: Food companies scramble for local grains
Local content: Oil firms’ non-compliance costs A’Ibom N180bn
Tackle recession with agriculture, VC urges govt
Man, who hanged murdered wife, sentenced to death by hanging
FG’s $1bn Eurobond begins trading on London Exchange
NNPC recorded N197.5bn loss in 2016 –Report
Siasia gets more rivals for Bafana job

THE SUN
Judge orders final forfeiture of N34 billion linked to Diezani
Outrage over losses in Onitsha fuel fire
FG to include religion, ethnicity, others in 2018 census
Nigeria’s debt profile hits N17trn
NEC orders CBN to review exchange rate
Presidency to spend N100m on bullet-proof tyres
Paris Club refund bailout: We’re waiting for EFCC –Governors
We didn’t seize Ekiti allocation –FG



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